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Newspaper

Carroll Free Press

Location

Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1907

Page

3

Men Wanted for the United States Marine Corps in Georgia

Recruiters announce Marine opportunities in Georgia with full board lodging medical care and good pay. Details include training at Norfolk James Town Exposition visits, 20 percent salary boosts abroad, promotion paths from non commissioned officer to Second Lieutenant, age 19 to 35 height 5 ft 4 in to 5 ft 2 in with parental consent for minors. Recruiting office opened in the Bradley Building Carrollton GA.

San Francisco Cal Phillipines Marine Barracks Navy Yard Norfolk South America Pacific Coast Phillipine Islands Continental United States Marine Corps Bradley Carrollton

Naval Bunting Costly Flag Outfit for Warships Details

Navy ships carry 250 flags for ceremonial and signaling use costing about 2500 dollars per outfit. Each flag set lasts three years on most ships, with longer replacement for flagship crews. Flags from Germany and Siam are among the priciest and most labor intensive to produce, with some costing over 50 dollars and time spans of up to two weeks.

Ching Siam Army Navy Life

Wanted a Memento and a Shave in London Tit-Bits

A London Tit-Bits joke depicts a barber boasting fast methods. The customer asks for a shave, but the barber injures him with quick strokes, drawing blood. The customer ends with a rueful request to leave his nose unaltered as the scene ends.

London

Debt collector corners quarry at hotel bar topress for payment

A despairing debt collector decided to confront his quarry at a prominent hotel bar in front of friends hoping to embarrass him into paying. The scene centered on a tense confrontation likely to draw interest from bystanders and raise questions about the outcome.

New York Times Teree

Did He Please Hert The Knack Of Pleasant Talk Revisited

A visiting man famed for warm words returns to his old town after twenty years and is greeted by Miss M at the post office. She recalls him fondly, while he uses his charm to acknowledge her memory, calling her a landmark of the town.

Marine Corps United States Navy Navy Navy Yards U. S. Navy United States Service United States Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Norfolk Charleston New Orleans San Francisco Seattle Porto Rico Cuba Alaska Hawaii Guam Phillipines China Japan Panama Panama Canal Evey United States Marine Washington Star

The Man's Idea in The Eye's Dropping Plot

Mrs Hiram Offen jokes about a servant listening at the keyhole. Mr Hiram Offen counters with a remark that echoes a 'woman's trick' and cites the saying Eye's dropping in a Philadelphia Press style.

Hiram Offen Mr. Hiram Offen Philadelphia Press

Pure Georgia barley and rye seed for gale by Parker and Wood

Seed catalog note lists pure Georgia barley and rye seed supplied by Parker and Wood. No price or origin beyond regional claim. The terse entry highlights quality seed offered by the firms.

Georgia Gale Parker & Wood

Meaning of music and a note on Krakatoa eruption

The excerpt discusses music as a universal language, citing Rupert Hughes and Paine, and reflects on how music evokes emotion more than concrete imagery. It recounts Schumann and Frau Voigt’s silent understanding, then contrasts music with other arts. It also covers Krakatoa’s colossal eruption and its global atmospheric effects, plus a note on a stage custom about last words not spoken during rehearsals.

Eveuy Aguely Tie Cys Rupert Huches Paine Robert Schumann Frau Voigt Schumann London Globe

True Tag paint spreads farther and lasts longer

True Tag paint spreads farther and lasts longer than any other on the market, making it cheaper in the long run. Sold by Carrollton Hardware Co.

Carrollton Hdw. Co

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